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Valued Member
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A nice coin,it's Victory on Globe and it has a dot in exergue XXI.
Ed
Edited by Eddop
02/17/2013 04:18 am
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Pillar of the Community
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It seems to me to have a dot before and after XXI making me wonder if we are missing something on the mint ID or if RIC just got tired of listing variations.
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A dot on the left side was also my first impression, but I think it might be the end of the X, if so it's from the Heraclea mint. A similar coin Lanz Auktion 154 nr. 493. But Wildwinds goes for Cyzicus: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/...C_0306.2.jpgWith 2 dots probably also Heraclea. I agree with Doug there are so many variations, in fact you you have te be specialized in these antoniniani. |
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I am looking in Sear's IV; I have been trying to learn how to use this thing since I got it for X-mas. Anyway...
I found:
(Below is from page 79)
D. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG
a. Rad. and ciur. bust r.
b. Rad.,dr. and cuir. (or dr. only)bust r.
(Below is from page 94)
Sear # 12635 Billon antoninianus. Db (sometimes with dot below).
Rev. CONCORDIA MILITVM, as 12633, XXI (sometimes followed by dot) in ex., officia mark A-S(= 1-6) in field. RICv,ii,p.253, 306.
All but the type of bust seams to match up. I think? Not sure if this is any help but its my stab at it. Feel free to corect me, but I say its Sear IV #12635:)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks guys, attribution sure gets confusing on some of these. It does appear to have a dot both in front and behind XXI. I don't see a dot under bust. So I can rule out RIC V-2 306A and stay with 306. Is it Cyzicus Mint or Heraclea? That part still confuses me.
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Hope I'm not confusing things more, I went back to Helevtica and with the .XXI. it's RIC V-II 284 Heraclea.
Edited by echizento
02/18/2013 07:54 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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echizento I think you nailed it! It is a perfect match for RIC V 284A, Diocletian AE antoninianus. Heraclea, AD 291. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Jupiter presents Victory on a globe to Diocletian. Delta between them. Mintmark dot XXI dot.
Thanks!
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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I'am sorry disturbing your party but it can't be that RIC number, your obverse titel is IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG.
not IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG.
So Heraclea but not in RIC with this obverse titel I would say.
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Moderator
United States
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Ed I didn't catch that there was no PF, so it couldn't be 284. So I agree it's not listed in RIC.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Now that lets the air out of my balloon. So it's not 306 or 284.
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United States
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Doesn't appear to be. It's one of those coins that just didn't make it into RIC.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It does look like XXI dot.
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